EAST RUTHERFORD — Periods of drizzle or light rain are possible at MetLife Stadium over the next hour, but the rain showers are dissipating rapidly over northern New Jersey and should be long gone by kickoff tonight at Super Bowl XLVIII.

Whatever rain that falls, if any does at all, is expected to be insignificant and will not cause any disruption in pre-game preparations, fprecasters say.

Forecasters say they are expecting cloudy skies, light winds and temperatures in the mid-40s at kickoff. It appears weather will have no impact on the Super Bowl.

In fact, if predictions hold, the first open air Super Bowl in a cold-weather climate won't even be the coldest on record. The temperature at game time at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans for Super Bowl VI was 39 degrees.